Re: [PATCH] KERN_SETUID_DUMPABLE in /proc/sys/fs/

Kurt Garloff <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Diffing in sysctl.c is tricky, using more context is recommended.
> suid_dumpable ended up in fs/ instead of kernel/ and the reason
> is likely a patch with too little context.

It's been in kernel/ since 2.6.13.  What will break if we move it?

This is security-related.  If we move it we risk unsecuring people's
machines...
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